Peerage Record – 31540

     Elaine Blair married Count Jozafat Plater-Zyberk, son of Count Jozafat Plater-Zyberk and Maria Meysztowicz, in 1976.¹
     From 1976, her married name became Plater-Zyberk.¹

     Christopher George Stopford was born on 23 April 1956.¹ He is the son of John Desmond Stopford.¹

     Ella Henrietta von Shickandantz was the daughter of Friedrich von Shickandantz.² She married Sir Thomas Hildebrand Preston, 6th Bt., son of William Thomas Preston and Alice Mary Stevens, on 3 October 1913.¹ She died in 1989.¹
     From 3 October 1913, her married name became Preston.

     Sir Ronald Douglas Hildebrand Preston, 7th Bt. was born on 9 October 1916.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Hildebrand Preston, 6th Bt. and Ella Henrietta von Shickandantz.² He married, firstly, Smilya Stefanovic, daughter of Mihailo Stefanovic, on 12 January 1954.¹ He and Smilya Stefanovic were divorced in 1971.¹ He married, secondly, Pauleen Jane Lurcott, daughter of Paul Raymond Lurcott, in 1972.¹ He died on 4 April 1999 at age 82, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, Master of Arts (M.A.) (Honours.)¹ He graduated from Ecole des Sciences Politiques, Paris, France^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Intelligence Corps.¹ He was correspondent for Reuters between 1948 and 1953 at Belgrade, Serbia^G.¹ He was correspondent for The Times between 1953 and 1960 at Vienna, Austria^G.¹ He was correspondent for The Times between 1960 and 1963 at Tokyo, Japan^G.¹ He was with the Diplomatic Service between 1963 and 1976.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Preston, of Beeston St. Lawrence, Norfolk [U.K., 1815] in 1976.¹

     Mihailo Stefanovic was a practising advocate.¹ He lived at Belgrade, Serbia^G.¹

     Smilya Stefanovic is the daughter of Mihailo Stefanovic.² She married Sir Ronald Douglas Hildebrand Preston, 7th Bt., son of Sir Thomas Hildebrand Preston, 6th Bt. and Ella Henrietta von Shickandantz, on 12 January 1954.¹ She and Sir Ronald Douglas Hildebrand Preston, 7th Bt. were divorced in 1971.¹
     From 12 January 1954, her married name became Preston.

     Tatiana Stella Gertrude Preston was born on 13 July 1920 at Vladivostok, Russia^G.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Thomas Hildebrand Preston, 6th Bt. and Ella Henrietta von Shickandantz.² She married Ralph Eugene Hartzell, son of Professor R. E. Hartzell, on 12 May 1962.¹
     From 12 May 1962, her married name became Hartzell. She was a leading soprano of D’Oyly Carte Opera Company.¹ She lived in 2003 at Pfarrhofgasse 13/21, Vienna, Austria^G.¹

     Professor R. E. Hartzell lived at Kent, Ohio, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Ralph Eugene Hartzell is the son of Professor R. E. Hartzell.² He married Tatiana Stella Gertrude Preston, daughter of Sir Thomas Hildebrand Preston, 6th Bt. and Ella Henrietta von Shickandantz, on 12 May 1962.¹
     He graduated from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.^G, with a Master of Music (Mus.M.)¹ Ralph Eugene Hartzell usually went by his middle name of Eugene.¹